Season 3 of Call of Duty Warzone and Vanguard brings many new features, including new weapons like the Ice Axe melee weapon. The addition of Godzilla and King Kong gets the headlines, but these new weapons will be more valuable to players. This weapon has been in the game for months but is finally available for unlocking to players.

The Ice Axe is a melee weapon that also can serve as a throwable for players. This powerful sidearm will be an instant kill both with a melee strike and with an accurate throw towards an enemy.

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Originally the Ice Axe was released at the end of Season 2 only for Vanguard multiplayer use. However, the beginning of Season 3 opened this weapon up to be used by players in Warzone. There are four different methods to unlocking the Ice Axe between Call of Duty Warzone and Vanguard.

Unlocking The Ice Axe Weapon In Warzone & Vanguard

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For Warzone, players can unlock the Ice Axe with in-game challenges. It can be unlocked by getting three kills with the Throwing Knife in a single match 15 times. The Throwing Knife is retrievable lethal equipment that can be added to a player’s custom loadout. It is important to note that this challenge requires players to complete the match to count. Players cannot get three Throwing Knife kills and then quit the match.

For Vanguard multiplayer, the challenge is the same as the Warzone challenge. However, this challenge will likely be easier than the Warzone method since some multiplayer playlists and maps will be more conducive to completing this challenge quickly. Also, just like the Warzone challenge, players must complete each match for the challenge to count.

In CoD Vanguard's Zombies, use melee weapons to kill 50 Sturmkriegers. This is tougher and more of a grind for players than the multiplayer challenge. Sturmkriegers are Vanguard's heavily-armored Zombie type, who are armed with the Deathmachine minigun. This enemy type doesn't spawn in abundance, so it will take some time to take down 50 of them. Since they are heavily armored, killing them via melee is also no piece of cake.

Players looking to avoid the grind and save time can purchase the Ice Breaker store bundle. This eight-item bundle includes the Ice Axe, a fancy combat shield blueprint, and other cosmetic items for 1,100 COD Points. These four methods provide a chance to unlock the Ice Axe melee weapon for any type of player in Warzone and Vanguard.

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Warzone is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC.